WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
ˈcorn ˌpone, n. [uncountable]
Southern U.S.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Dialect Termscorn bread, esp. of a plain or simple kind.
corn′ pone′, [Southern U.S.]
corn-pone (kôrn′pōn′),USA pronunciation adj. [Usually Disparaging.]
- Dialect Termscorn bread, esp. of a plain or simple kind.
- 1855–60, American.
corn-pone (kôrn′pōn′),USA pronunciation adj. [Usually Disparaging.]
- Slang Termsof or characteristic of an unsophisticated rural person, esp. from the South;
hick:a corn-pone accent.
- 1965–70